darrenjlobb's Adaptronic Managed Compound Blown Derv Bus Build

[darrenjlobb]

Right another update, and with this one, we are caught back up with "Real Time" so updates will slow down some what now! As you can tell by the weather etc, everything previous to this post was done some months ago, just only now had chance to get edit it / man up and post it all online! Although not quite as much "hate" for the colour choice as I was maybe expecting hehe!

So as in last post, wasn't really happy with how the first paint job had gone from the start, so decided after much messing / playing, to take it on the shoulder and learn from the experience, and have another shot at it!

So that meant wet sanding the entire car back to give the paint something to grip to, re masking the entire car, and prepping the workshop for paint all over again, oh well!!

So got it all sanded down and masked up:





Then had a decent day, a new spray gun (Just a cheap one, but most importantly the correct nozzle), mixed up some new paint, and shot 3 coats across the entire car:












Overall much happier with the paint job straight off the gun, although still alot of orange peel, it was id say 25% as bad as it was the first time, and a much "wetter" look straight off the gun. I still havent really decided if i want to try wet sanding out the orange peel, but to be honest I am scared to touch it really, so tempted to just leave it as it is, its good enough for what I need, and I dont want to ruin it again / have to start again! Will never get around to building an engine else at this rate!!

Next up was to paint all the "extra" bits, bumpers, bonnet, front clip etc, Was getting much more "used" to it by now, and was able to get a really good finish (for me anyway) straight out the gun now:










So left it in a shed for a week or two , and then dragged it outside to give it a wash off / remove all the buffing paste that was left all over it from the first attempt in door shuts etcetc:




And a few shots of it with the wheels on / outside, obviously ride height all messed up with no engine in etc, but got all the sideskirts / mirror caps and other bits and pieces back on the car:












Hehe, hate away, Sorry its not to everyone's taste, but to people who know me, it all make sence


Another video also :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ke8tihH6gM

Thanks for reading as always